North Country Trail - Rainbow Lakes
The North Country Trail running NW to SE through the Rainbow Lakes Wilderness is a nice walk-through hike.
Overview Map
The extent of this walk is highlighted by the blue box in this map.
Walk-Specific Map
Take Note
- Click on a segment to get specific information.
- Numeric labels correspond to the same labels in the elevation profile and summary information below.
Elevation Profile

Images
GPX Download
A sanitized GPX file of our hike is here.
Summary Information
| NUM | trackID | Primary | Description | Type | Owner | Distance | CumDist | DeltaElev |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NCTBF27 | North Country Trail | W Delta Rd to Old tower site | Trail | Public | 1.69 | 1.69 | 117 |
| 2 | NCTBF28 | North Country Trail | Old tower site to Rainbow Lake Tower Trail | Trail | Public | 0.11 | 1.79 | -17 |
| 3 | NCTBF29 | North Country Trail | Rainbow Lake Tower Trail to Tower Lake campsite | Trail | Public | 0.50 | 2.29 | -51 |
| 4 | NCTBF30 | North Country Trail | Tower Lake campsite to Rainbow Lake campsite | Trail | Public | 0.91 | 3.20 | 18 |
| 5 | NCTBF31 | North Country Trail | Rainbow Lake campsite to Anderson Grade Trail | Trail | Public | 1.43 | 4.63 | 10 |
| 6 | NCTBF32 | North Country Trail | Anderson Grade Trail to Bufo Lake trail | Trail | Public | 0.28 | 4.91 | -65 |
| 7 | NCTBF33 | North Country Trail | Bufo Lake trail to Reynard Lake trail | Trail | Public | 0.97 | 5.88 | 60 |
| 8 | NCTBF34 | North Country Trail | Reynard Lake trail to Wishbone Lake trail | Trail | Public | 0.68 | 6.56 | -4 |
| 9 | NCTBF35 | North Country Trail | Wishbone Lake trail to Reynard Lake Rd | Trail | Public | 0.11 | 6.68 | -10 |